Drives 



..about 



San Jose and 

Vicinity 



Mt. Hamilton Stage Co. 

CD. 
F. H. ROSS & SONS 



Telephone Main 146 



SAN JOSE, 



CAL, 




A well-equipped Livery Stable is run 
in connection with the Mt. Hamilton 
Stage Co. and furnishes first - class con- 
veyances of all sizes at reasonable rates 
and on short notice. 

Santa Clara County, famous the world 
over for its good roads, lovely homes 
and flowering orchards, has innumerable 
beautiful drives, among which are the 
following : 



Li 



ck Observatory 

^ ^ 27 MILES 



Tourists visiting California and Cali- 
fornians visiting San Jose should avail 
themselves of the opportunity offered for 
a visit to the Great Lick Observatory on 
the summit of Mt. Hamilton. At the Ob- 
servatory, the astronomers in charge are 
courteous and instruct visitors in the pur- 
pose and use of the different instruments. 

The smooth graded road, built by Santa 
Clara County at an expense of $100,000, 
and pronounced by all to be the best 
mountain road in the world, makes it pos- 
sible for INVALIDS and ELDERLY 
PEOPLE to make the trip without fatigue. 

The conveyances of the Mt. Hamilton 
Stage Co. were made to be used for this 
particular road and with especial regard 
for the comfort of passengers. 

The horses, making daily trips, are 
familiar with all the turns in the road, 
while the drivers are experienced, careful 
and courteous. 



Coaches leave daily, except Sunday, at 
7 :30 A. M., and, returning, arrive in San 
Jose about 6 :30 P. M. Fare, round trip, 
$4.00. Special coaches for the Saturday 
night trip leave San Jose on Saturdays at 
12 :30 noon, returning the same night. 
Fare, round trip, $5.00. 

Special parties can secure private con- 
veyances with change of horses at all 
times. 

Beautiful City Drive 

-£> 10 MILES 

Hall of Records ; Court House ; City 
Park; St. Joseph's Catholic Church (one 
of the oldest in the State), U. S. Post 
Office Building ; City Hall ; Washington 
Square, where are situated the fine build- 
ings of the State Normal School, San Jose 
High School and Carnegie Library ; St. 
Claire Club House; Convent of Notre Dame 
(largest and best girl's college in Califor- 
nia) ; the University of the Pacific at Col- 
lege Park (the oldest Methodist College 
in the West) situated in its own natural 
park and surrounded by pretty homes ; 
and the principal business and resident 
sections. 



Al\im Rock ParK 
(SL Mineral Springs 

j\ 17 MILE DRIVE: 



A beautiful drive through one of the 
finest olive orchards in the State, known 
as the Pala Rosa. This orchard covers 
75 acres and is in itself sufficient attrac- 
tion for tie trip to those who have never 
seen the trees, which were introduced from 
Spain by the padres hundreds of years ago. 

On the road lies one of the largest, if 
not the largest, meteors in the world, its 
estimated weight being two thousand tons. 
It may be plainly seen from the carriage. 

The variety of the mineral waters in 
Alum Rock Canyon is remarkable. There 
are hot and cold sulphur, soda and mag- 
nesia springs, as well as mixtures of sul- 
phur, soda, magnesia, arsenic, iron, etc., 
and their sulphates, all of which are un- 
equalled for their strength and beneficial 
effects. The flow of water from all of 
these springs is plentiful so that natural 
hot water baths may be supplied from 
nearly all of them. 

There are private sulphur, Turkish and 
common tub baths, with plunges for ladies 



and gentlemen. Here may be found, also, 
the largest public sulphur swimming bath 
in the United States, an immense plunge 
roofed with glass and filled with natural 
sulphur water at ninety degrees Fahren- 
heit, piped directly into the tank from 
numerous tunnels in the nearby mountains. 



&? 



Los Gatos, Saratoga 
&. Congress Springs 

jk. 20 mile: drive 

A beautiful orchard and vineyard drive 
through valley and foothills with several 
extensive views of San Francisco Bay and 
the entire Santa Clara Valley. A nice 
place to take luncheon ; go in the morning 
and come back in the afternoon. Congress 
Springs is famous for its congress water 
and picnic grounds. 

Stanford University 

CgL StocK Farm at Palo Alto 

18 miles through orchards and oaks. 



"Willows, Campbells 

&. Mrs. Winchester's 

jk 14 mile: drive: 



Drive through the great fruit growing 
section and stop at the Santa Clara County- 
Fruit Exchange where you may see the 
various kinds of fruit ready for market 
and learn about the greatest industry of 
this valley ; thence by Dry Creek Road 
and Willows to Campbells, the center of 
the fruit drying business, and home by 
the celebrated residence of Mrs. S. L. 
Winchester ( of the Winchester Rifle), 
one of the most elaborate and costly 
country residences in America. 

New Almaden 

QxiicKsilver Mines 

j\ 25 mile: drive 

At one time the most extensive quick- 
silver mines in the world. These mines 
have 86 miles of underground tunnels and 
the side of the mountain is a regular honey- 
comb. The reduction works can be visited 
and are very interesting, as the process of 
quicksilver reduction is different from 
any other kind of smelting. 



FlicKinger's 
Orchard Cannery, 

Berryessa and Milpitas 

j\ 16 mile: drive: 



One of the largest and most extensive 
fruit orchards and canneries in the world. 
Visitors always welcomed and shown the 
most modern process of putting up choice 
canned fruit. After leaving Flickinger's 
drive through orchards to Berryessa and 
then through orchards, stock and grain 
ranches to Milpitas and from Milpitas 
home over the San Jose and Oakland 
turnpike road through the artesian belt 
of vegatable and nursery farms. 



J& 



Alviso (EL 

Ag'newS 



A 20 Mile Drive 



Alviso, 9 miles, the head of San Fran- 
cisco Bay ; fishing, hunting, yachting, etc. 

Agnews, 7 miles; State Insane Asylum 
where 1700 patients are confined. 

8 



THe Alameda and 
Santa Clara Mission 



a 12 mile drive: 



West San Jose, the Alameda and the 
historic little town of Santa Clara, origin- 
ally intended to be the metropolis of the 
valley will furnish a most interesting drive. 

Some three miles in length stretches the 
Alameda, a beautiful winding avenue, laid 
out more than a hundred years ago by the 
mission fathers, the only road between 
Mission Santa Clara and San Jose, and 
now it is lined with handsome residences. 

The old Mission of Santa Clara is well 
worth a visit. Built in 1776 ; within it is 
as the Indians built it under the direction 
of the padres, who labored also with their 
hands, and its frescoes and other decora- 
tions do credit to those who executed 
them. 

At Santa Clara is the famous Jesuit 
College, the Santa Clara College, whose 
buildings occupy several acres on the land 
of the old mission, and which should not be 
missed. Here the stranger will be greeted 
by courteous priests, ever ready to receive 
the visitor ; who will guide him through 



the buildings and grounds, showing him 
books yellow with age, brought from 
Spain when the mission was young, and 
numerous relics and objects of interest, 
the like of which can be seen only about 
an old mission. 

In Santa Clara are homes that once 
sheltered Spanish grandees and then: 
households, occupied some of them, and 
falling into decay, but vine covered and 
filled with romantic interest. The Dons 
and Alcaldes once made the little town as 
gay as it is now quiet, and romance cen- 
ters about its ancient families and holds 
the interest of the visitor within it boun- 
dries. About 2 hours drive. 

Linda vista golf links 



4 miles on Alum Rock Road. One of 
the finest golf courses in California. Ele- 
gant club house. Tickets can be had at 
Hotel Vendome Office. 



K 



Numerous 
Other Drives 

In every direction over well sprinkled 
roads and through well cultivated or- 
chards and vineyards. 

Order Your 
Carriages 

from 

F. H. ROSS Ca SONS, 

Telephone, Main 146. or at Hotel Office. 

Visit Santa Clara Valley Improvement 
Club, 34 West San Fernando Street and 
secure information and literature of the 
County you ought to live in. 



Hotel Vendome 

*• ^ SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA 




One of the finest hotels in California 
is Hotel Vendome. It is conveniently 
situated to all avenues of travel and only 
a few blocks north of the main railway 
station. There are three hundred guest 
rooms in the hotel, mostly en suite, sup- 
plied with gas, electric light, bath, fire 
places, heaters, and all modern conven- 
iences. The hotel was this winter re- 
furnished throughout and a large and 
imposing annex has been built and will 
be ready for the guests in January. The 
table service is excellent and no season- 
able delicacy is missing from the menu. 
The hotel grounds are picturesque and 
beautiful. The giant live oak, maple, 
redwood, pepper, fig, elm and many 
flowers invite a welcome to the tourist. 
Hotel Vendome is the starting place for 
visitors to Mt. Hamilton and other points 
of interest. 



LIBRARY OF CONGRESS 

I in urn urn iiiii mil ill jjlji jijji J j jij iii ji iij ji i j jj 
llllillllllllllllli IIIII llll... 

021 929 677 • 




A*i 







a. e. k*tow *«•»▼< 



Conservation Resources 
Lig-Free® Type I 
Ph 8.5, Buffered 



LIBRARY OF CONGRESS 



021 929 677 



